aurum

Meaning

1. (declension-2, neuter) gold (as mineral or metal)
2. (declension-2, neuter) gold (colour)
3. (declension-2, neuter) any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring
4. (declension-2, neuter) lustre
5. (declension-2, neuter) a Golden Age

Concepts

gold

Synonyms

chrysos

flavus

flavum

flavens

Translations

or

oro

oro

Gold

goud

ouro

or

altın

ذهب

χρυσός

aur

χρυσάφι

zêr

zêrr

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈau̯.rũː]

Etymology

Rhoticization of Old Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-o-m (or less likely *h₂é-h₂us-om) (“gold”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”). Cognate with Lithuanian áuksas, Old Lithuanian ausas, Old Prussian ausis, Tocharian A wäs, Tocharian B yasā.